It is official. The College of Technology wants to be your friend on Facebook. Why? Because Facebook is so unbelievably popular right now – it has over 200 million active users! Here is how it works: users open the College of Technology’s Facebook page and are immediately greeted with a plethora of information. The Blog is likely to be the first thing users’ click on, since we recently updated ours to include information about the MS-IST program. Anyone who has considered a Master’s degree in technology will notice his or her eyes magnetically attracted to the screen (and not just because there is a picture of program coordinator Dr. Slentz). Check it out now and let us know your thoughts!

As a College of Technology Facebook friend, you will get:

  • A place to voice your opinion and interact with fellow students
  • Student produced photos, videos & portfolios (feel free to tag yourself!)
  • Information about the latest scholarship, internship and job opportunities
  • Highlights of the achievements of students
  • Details on upcoming events and pictures from past ones
  • Relevant news and technology-related competitions
  • Inside details on the development of your program curriculum

All the College of Technology’s newsletters can be viewed here too. So go ahead and add us as a friend and write something on our page – we’d love to hear from you!! If Facebook is not your preferred social media site, you can always start a conversation with us on MySpace or Twitter.

Eventually you will finish your degree and although we are always sad to see you go, we want you to find success. Look no further for success than the Wilmington University LinkedIn Group. With over 400 current students, alumni, instructors and industry professionals, LinkedIn allows you to link what you know with whom you know.

These social media sites are an exciting new territory for the College of Technology, opening new lines of communication in our Community.

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Co-creator of Google Maps, Lars Rasmussen asked the question, “What would e-mail look like if it was invented today?” The gurus at Google answer this question with a new technology called Google Wave.

After Wave’s public release later this year, you might say to a friend, “Let’s start a Wave” instead of “I’ll send you an e-mail.”

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Password Protection 101 (from http://www.180techtips.com/12.htm)

What makes for a powerful password? Just follow these basic suggestions:
1) Avoid common names, dates, phone numbers or things easily associated with you.
2) Avoid common words or phrases as they would be the first thing checked by password cracking software.
3) Use a combination of numbers and letters. For example, substitute numbers for letters and letters for numbers in a word or phrase.
4) Don’t use naturally occurring keyboard sequences (like “qwerty” for example)
6) Try to make it at least 8 – 16 characters long…the longer the better.
7) Plan on changing your password often. Experts suggest changing your passwords at least every 6 months.

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To make a copy of the active window, press ALT+PRINT SCREEN. To copy the entire screen as it appears on your monitor, press PRINT SCREEN.

Note: To paste the image into a document, click the Edit menu in the document window, and then click Paste.

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“Sick of the two-step process of deleting objects and then having to empty the Recycling bin? Highlight the item you want to get rid of and Shift + Delete. One step! Just be careful, because it’s really gone!”

- From: http://www.worldstart.com/

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